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Five Companies That Should Double Their Dividends — or More

Posted: June 18, 2013 at 8:15 am

It seems that investors suddenly have grown to dislike dividend-paying stocks, if you have been watching many of the riskier, high-dividend and high-payout sectors while interest rates have been on ...
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Eleven Overvalued Warren Buffett Stocks to Sell from Berkshire Hathaway’s Portfolio

Posted: June 7, 2013 at 6:47 am

Stock market volatility has returned, and some stocks have sold off enough that they almost appear to be bargains to investors who missed the boat on the way up. As value investors ...
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Global Payment Stocks Changing the Future for Consumers

Posted: June 3, 2013 at 8:35 am

More and more, the American consumer is finding it easier to pay for purchases. From online ordering to smartphone apps that scan and pay at the point of purchase, times ...
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Retailers Sue Visa, MasterCard over Fees

Posted: May 24, 2013 at 7:00 am

Several large retailers accuse MasterCard Inc. (NYSE: MA) and Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) of setting unfair fees that damage the retailers' sales prospects and margins while enriching the credit card ...
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What Is Important: Germany Dodges Recession, Google Antitrust Probe

Posted: May 24, 2013 at 6:29 am

Germany Misses Recession Germany confirmed that its first-quarter gross domestic product rose only 0.1%. There was some excitement that the largest economy in Europe had dodged a recession, something its ...
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Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway New Stock Holdings: Value, Dividends, Growth

Posted: May 15, 2013 at 5:18 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett released the conglomerate's stock holdings as of March 31, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC shows that the company's total equity ...
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Top Wall Street Analyst Downgrades: Active Network, MasterCard, SolarCity and More

Posted: May 2, 2013 at 8:45 am

Investors frequently get to see the analyst upgrades and Buy ratings from Wall Street firms. They often do not get to see when analyst downgrade stocks. We review many fresh ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — Wednesday: Markets Cannot Shake-off Low Open and Sink to Close

Posted: May 1, 2013 at 4:08 pm

U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a weaker-than-expected employment report from ADP and concern that Friday’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics will follow the ADP lead ...
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Jefferies Top Stock Picks for Tech, Media, Telecom Ahead of TMT Conference

Posted: May 1, 2013 at 7:55 am

Wall Street firms have a tradition of hosting conferences to highlight market sectors in which they specialize in research coverage. Next week, May 7 through May 9, Jefferies will host ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — Tuesday: Markets Mixed at Open, Closes Slightly Higher

Posted: April 30, 2013 at 4:06 pm

U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning as investors weighed conflicting data from the U.S., Europe, and Asia. In Europe, retail sales declined more than expected in Germany, Italy’s unemployment ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ABT, AMZN, APO, CAT, HD, MA, KORS, MSFT, OXY, SNDK, TTM, V, ZUMZ)

Posted: April 12, 2013 at 8:30 am

Investors and traders are looking for new ideas as the markets challenge new all-time highs to generate income and profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many analyst calls and research notes ...
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Safeway’s Prepaid Card Issuer Files for IPO

Posted: March 18, 2013 at 8:10 am

The unit of Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) that issues gift cards and other prepaid and reloadable cards this morning filed a Form S-1 with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (A, BBY, BFAM, DF, ICE, JCP, MA, QCOM, CRM, SKX, VVUS)

Posted: March 6, 2013 at 8:45 am

These are some of this Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) started as Outperform at Leerink Swann. Best Buy ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BCS, BHP, GME, GOOG, GRPN, HD, LOW, MA, V, NKE, OPEN, TLM, TSLA, UNH, PAY, OMX, ODP)

Posted: February 21, 2013 at 8:40 am

These are some of this Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) raised to Outperform at Bernstein. BHP Billiton Ltd. ...
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The Stocks That Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Should Sell Now

Posted: February 15, 2013 at 11:25 am

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett released their full stock holdings for 2013 on Thursday after the close. Earlier in the week we highlighted how Berkshire Hathaway shares ...
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